My Sister-In-Law was recently (two days ago) diagnosed with Hodgin's Lymphoma. She has a breast and lung tumor of about 4". I believe my brother said stage IV. She is 48 and always been in good health. What is the prognosis?? And what can "I" do??

Submitted by rcurran Mon 11/21/2011

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You'll need more information,

Submitted by Ross Bonander on Tue, 11/22/2011 - 19:13.

You'll need more information, but if you get more information, a reasonable prognosis is possible. Check out this prognostic calculator for Hodgkin's lymphoma. You just fill in the scores and you can determine what kind of percentages your sister is looking at. However, you will need to know her:

Albumin levels
Hemoglobin levels
Leukocytosis count
Lymphopenia

You already know her age, gender, and stage. Plug those figures into the calculator.

If she has a solid tumor or bulky mass in her chest, my guess is that her diagnosis is at least Stage IVB, meaning it's not a favorable diagnosis. However, while "not a favorable diagnosis" in lung cancer means you're dead in a year, "not a favorable diagnosis" in Hodgkin's could mean something like a 50% chance at cure.

I hope this helps.
Ross

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